Justice : what's the right thing to do?

Michael Sandel offers a searching, lyrical exploration of the meaning of justice that considers familiar controversies such as affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, national service, patriotism and dissent, and the moral limits of markets in fresh and illuminating ways.

Doing the right thing --
The great happiness principle / Utilitarianism --
Do we own ourselves? / Libertarianism --
Hired help / Markets and morals --
What matters is the motive / Immanuel Kant --
The case for equality / John Rawls --
Arguing affirmative action --
Who deserves what? / Aristotle --
What do we owe one another? / Dilemmas of loyalty --
Justice and the common good.

Responsabilidade:

Michael J. Sandel.

Resumo:

Michael Sandel offers a searching, lyrical exploration of the meaning of justice that considers familiar controversies such as affirmative action, same-sex marriage, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, national service, patriotism and dissent, and the moral limits of markets in fresh and illuminating ways.